Republican Senate Nominees Build 6 Battleground Super PACs for 2026 as Party Seeks Cash Edge
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 2
Republican Senate Nominees Build 6 Battleground Super PACs for 2026 as Party Seeks Cash Edge
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 2
Summary
Most Republican Senate nominees in key 2026 battlegrounds are now backed by their own super PACs, a break from a decade in which candidates were discouraged from building parallel outside-money operations.
Six top races — Maine, Iowa, Alaska, Ohio, North Carolina and Michigan — already have big-spending super PACs tied to the Republican nominee or presumptive nominee, according to advertising records.
The shift lets candidates tap unlimited donations, potentially widening Republicans’ super PAC fundraising advantage over Democrats while giving campaigns another funding stream for expensive general-election fights.
That money structure also reduces dependence on the Senate Leadership Fund, the Washington-linked group that has long dominated GOP Senate general-election spending and often decides which states to back or abandon.